Nuts & Bolts
Week of Nov. 13, 2017
Thankful
As we work this week and look forward to Thanksgiving next week, I want all of you to know how thankful I am for each of you. I want each of you to know that I love you and appreciate all of your hard work and long hours you put forth to make MMA awesome. Parents and children are lucky to have you advocating for and teaching their children.
In our teacher goal meetings this week, several of you reflected that education is exhausting because our jobs are never "done." Many of us are also perfectionists and/or hold ourselves to a high, probably unrealistic standard. Please take next week to reflect on how much you and your students have accomplished during this first quarter of the school year. We've come a long way in just a short amount of time and it is important for us each to celebrate our own "wins." Please take time to relax and sharpen your saw. Have a beautiful week and a wonderful break next week.
Staff Surveys
Parent Surveys
Please take 15 minutes to complete the AdvancED Parent Survey. We value your opinion and incorporating parent feedback is important for our school growth. Plus, we are required to analyze data from this survey to maintain our accreditation. Thank you for your time and effort!
Student Surveys
Kinder through 2nd graders - Megan will make a computer lab schedule for their testing and be in touch with these teachers. 3rd - 6th graders will take the survey during their keyboarding time in the computer lab and Megan will facilitate this process. Junior High students will take this survey in their advisory and Kacee will follow-up with this schedule.
Health Inspection Wednesday!
Health inspections are public record and anyone can see our report. It is important that we shine in this area. Thank you all in advance for your efforts!
Attendance
Teachers, please contact parents via email or phone (and CC Melanie) if a student has had three unexcused absences in a row. Our policy states that students should not exceed 5 unexcused absences for the entire school year. Thank you!
Staff Update
Groundbreaking for the Junior High
Help Keep Parents in the Know - Updated
The document is now below ;-). Thanks for your patience.
Digital Copies of Behavior Report and Admin Referral
Holiday Party Save the Date
Upcoming Events:
11/14 PLC Meetings - LE, UE
11/15 Photo Retakes for selected students
11/15 Health Inspection
11/15 PLC Meetings - EC, JH
11/16 Gratitude Feast
11/16 PLC Meeting - Spec. Ed.
11/17 Assistant Training
Contact Info:
Email: rbaker@mariamontessoriacademy.org
Website: https://www.mariamontessoriacademy.org
Phone: 801-827-0150
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MMAofUT/
Twitter: @ReneBaker27